chadowmantis

I recognize I am weaker than men and need the protection of men. I feel like I am less clever and less useful.

That is so sad. I want to say that's not true, but where you live (and in many many other places), it just might be..

I really appreciate these AMA things, but this is literally how all my conversations with famous people would go.

Even in video games, you can tell that rally driving requires skill, strength and reflexes that need to be honed for years. What advice would someone like you, who operates on another level as far as driving goes, give someone who failed the driving exam three times?

I'm asking for a friend :(

It does not sound like an easy life. Best of luck to you..

It's actually the nerves. I'm not sure how they do it in other parts of the world, but we do a theory exam here in the Netherlands, and then we straight up drive around the town with a person riding shotgun, judging everything you do! Don't tell anyone, but I drove the quiet roads on my own to practice and did great. As soon as it's time to do the practical exam, I freeze up. Everyone seems to advise me practice and repetition, and I think that if I keep doing that, it will eventually stop messing with my head.

I have no idea how you and your peers can drive with microscopic precision while a guy next to you is yelling "LEFT OPEN INTO JUMP LONG RIGHT CAUTION!!" and your lives are literally at stake. It is intimidating but also motivating.

I actually got a lot of great advice here and want to thank everyone who chimed in!